Middle School Curriculum

Pender County Schools offers a comprehensive curriculum that aligns with state standards and provides  both academics and co-curricular courses (Encore, Electives, etc.).  Middle school curriculum is intended to provide foundational skills for more specific pathways in high school which identify with students' post high school plans. 

MS

Year at a Glance

YAG

State Testing by Grade Level

6th

7th

8th

Evaluation of Student Progress

Grades 6-8 students use the formative/summative 70/30 weighted scale

Summative assessments -weighted 70% of the student’s grade. 

Formative assessments-weighted 30% of the student's grade.

The minimum grade assigned for any individual formative and/or summative assessments will be 40. 

Numerical grade spans

A=100-90

B=89-80

C=79-70

D=69-60

F=59-40